Seoul - Day 2

Today, I spent the whole day skiing at Jisan Ski Resort. We woke up early to catch a free shuttle bus which took us to the ski resort 1.5 hours away.

We started with the easy bunny hill to warm up before proceeding to the more challenging ones. While waiting for mom and dad to slowly inch down one of the easier trails, Jean and I decided to go exploring on our own. We went up the ski lift and had the option of either the green or blue trail. I thought blue was easier, so we settled for blue. Turns out, blue was the hardest - but we only realised after going through the trauma of skiing down the trail. The hill was so steep I couldn't even see the path ahead of me. It was like skiing off a cliff. I was going so fast I couldn't turn properly. At one point, I turned too sharply and ended up skiing down backwards. I lost my balance and fell backwards with my head crashing downhill. Thankfully, my head wasn't really damaged. However, my legs skiis were twisted and I couldn't move my legs without twisting my left ankle. I started to panic because there was no one to help me get up. I decided to calm down and think of a solution. Finally, I managed to slowly inch myself up after a minute. I continued on my way downhill and fell one more time before finally reaching the base. I'm thankful I managed to ski down the hardest trail in one peice. But that was a really traumatising experience.

Most of the rest of the time was spent on the green trail, which is the second hardest level. I went on it at least six times and it was the trail I was most comfortable with. I was able to ski down the steep parts well, and I more or less perfected my turning.

We left the ski resort at about 5pm and I felt tired but really happy because I had the chance to ski again, and this time for as long as I could. When I was young, skiing was my favourite sport, even though I couldn't do it often. Today, it's still my favourite.

The temperature tonight is about minus 5 degrees Celsius. I was very cold when we go off the shuttle bus. For dinner, we bought back food and cooked it in our apartment. Food eaten at home somehow tastes better.